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Iran, Islamic Republic of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

49.80percent · 2023+45.4% since 2013

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG65T99. Annual figures for Iran, Islamic Republic of from 2005 to 2023.

20052023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202349.801
202248.128
202147.362
202045.097
201942.182
201840.612
201739.242
201636.77
201535.862
201434.29
201334.25
201232.62
201130.41
201031.305
200929.971
200828.92
200627.82
200526.68

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag65t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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